A former legislative aide to then-state Sen. Catherine Pugh, who is now a member of the mayor's communications staff, was found guilty on two election law violations, State Prosecutor Emmet C. Davitt said.

Brown was sentenced to probation before judgment and placed on one year of supervised probation, Davitt said.

Davitt said between Jan. 13 and April 9, 2016, Brown, who was working for Pugh’s mayoral election campaign, deposited a total of $18,000 into the bank accounts of his mother, stepfather and brother and then immediately contributed that money in their names to the Pugh campaign.

The maximum amount an individual is allowed to contribute to a candidate is $6,000 per election cycle.

“Election laws are in place to maintain the integrity of the electoral process and foster transparency in the regulations of campaign contributions,” Davitt said. “Illegal straw contributions in names other than one’s own to evade such laws cannot be tolerated.”

The Mayor's Office said Tuesday afternoon that Brown remains employed by the city as a member of the mayor's communications team.